I was only thinking last night that seeing as we've got Dave b posting again it would be good to see his washy, as it's been a long time since I'd seen it..... Are there any more highlights from the summer? How's the Butia doing these days?

It was severely damaged in 2010 freeze and took 6 years to recover. Finally in 2016 it started to get decent growth, then along came the 'Beast from the East in Feb/Mar 2018 with -9.9C, then storm Emma slammed into the 'Beast' giving 54 mph gales, BUT at -4.9C This was the worst weather combination I've had in 35 years here. Bertie Butia crown pulled in June. I did all the usual H2O2 treatment, but it was a gonna Pic here in Jan 2017